I’ve been quiet on here recently.
All the stories I’ve been posting haven’t been my own,
I haven’t been replying to all my DMs and comments,
And it hasn’t felt right to post lately.
A lot has come up these past few days, and I’ve been putting an extra effort towards physical, emotional, social, and spiritual self care.
For me, this entailed:
Lots of release and rest.
Self-forgiveness, compassion, and kindness.
Revisiting and adding to my amazing support system.
Avoiding excessive media exposure.
The reason I’m sharing this is to remind you all,
Self care isn’t something you only do when you’ve already exhausted yourself to the limit.
Self care is an ongoing practice.
There’s no preventing burnout without it.
You can’t face hardships without it.
And because you can’t pour from an empty cup.
You can’t serve and help others until you’ve served and helped yourself.
You’d think these are things I’d be good at by now.
Nope.
I’m not perfect.
I’m still learning.
I’m still growing.
I’m still healing.
And it’s okay if you are too 💓